Uniform Grouping For Brigadier General Edwin B. Howard For Sale
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Uniform Grouping For Brigadier General Edwin B. Howard:
$3250.00
This is a great group for an U.S. Army career officer, Edwin Britain Howard. He was born in Kentucky on December 26, 1901, and a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, Class of 1923.
Upon graduation Howard began his military career in the 10th infantry, followed by several other regiments and stations in the states, The Panama Canal Zone, Hawaii, and the Infantry School and the Command and General Staff Schools just prior to America’s entrance into WWII.
In October 1941, Howard was assigned to duty as Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, General Headquarters, USA; Chief of Statistics Division, HQ Army Ground Forces in March of 1942, then assigned to II Corps in England, ACS, G-2
He landed in North Africa with II Corps until Jan. 1943 and then joined 5th Army as ACS, G-2 under Mark Clark, in the grade of Colonel. following Clark in the same position in 15th Army Group HQ. Howard had been promoted to brigadier general as of 28 Aug, 1944.
After the war he reverted back to his Regular Army rank of full colonel, with assignments in Austria, London, Washington, etc. In 1950 Brig.Gen. Howard was G-2 at Allied Land Forces, Central Europe, Fontainebeau, France until 1954 where upon he retired in this same rank.
His Awards include; The Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal, Croix de Guerre (France), Order of the British Empire, Grand Officer, Crown of Italy, Valor Militaire (Italy), Order of Chivalry of Saints-Maurizio and Lazzaro (Italy), Medalna de Guerre (Brazil). Photo copies of his service record, citations for some of the higher US decorations, and bio included.
The tan uniform and trousers are matching in color, and are in very good condition with the slightest bit of wear and moth holes nearly undetectable in only a few areas. A machine made 5th Army patch is sewn on the right sleeve. The ribbon bars and insignia are original to the coat, and un altered. The stars on the shoulders are marked STERLING. The tan overseas cap hasBALFOURSterling star, with a crude repair to the locking catch. No name in either uniform or cap. Cap has a few small stains, that may clean. Rounding out the uniform is a tan web belt and brass buckle.The shirt and tie are props only.
The West Point yearbook,HOWITZERhas is personalized named embossed in gold on lower right corner of the cover. The book is a tight copy, showing typical wear. A blazer bullion USMA patch is probably 50- 60s? There are two original Memorial cards made up for his funeral in 1993.
The flags are period WWII office types, silk, with leather tabs inside the hoist for attaching to poles (original quartermaster label on the inside of the brig. general’s flag. The brigadier general flag is in very good condition and showing some fading from sunlight; the flag being stationary in sun leaving two lighter strikes running through; the US National colors show some staining on the stripes in one area, and silk damage on the lower stripes. Some pulls but mostly missing silk in these areas. The two each have gold fringe, and the two sets of tassels are later, but came with the group.
An impressive group for an important officer on General Mark Clark’s staff in WWII.